Jar lifter



Aug. 13

E. E. MILLER JAR LIFTER Original Filed Aug. 5, 1933 [Jill/72' ller ing.

Patented Aug. 13, 1935 UNIT-ED 1 ATENT] "no 1 Y Q w le? JAR LIFTER EarlEverett Miller, Bloomville, Ohio Application August 5, 1933, Serial No;683 853 Renewed January 17,1935 v I 3 Claims. This invention relates'toa jar lifter and primarily has relation more particularly to a device ofthis kind especially designed and adapted for use inhandling jars forcanning or cold pack- It is an object of the invention to provide adeviceof this kind which is constructed and operatedin a m'annerwherebyjars can be effectivelyhandled in canning or cold packing with 1the'substantia'l elimination of danger of burning or'scalding the handsof the operator.

-- the liability of dropping the jar.

A still further object of the invention is to pro- .It is also 'an.object of the invention to provide a device of this kind which engagesthe jar. in a manner whereby is substantially eliminated vide a deviceof this kind comprising a pair of spring jaw carrying arms having alocking device associated therewith, the operating means for the devicebeing to one side of the arms so that in operating the looking orholding device the hand gripping the device will offer no obstruction tothe desired visual access to the jar With which the device is employed.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device of thiskind comprising a pair of jaw carrying resilient or spring arms togetherwith a holding or locking device coacting with said arms, said arms anddevice being so assembled to allow the tension of the arms to hold thedevice against slipping.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved jarlifter whereby certain important advantages are attained and the devicerendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient andadvantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawing,wherein:

Figure 1 is a View in perspective of a lifting device constructed inaccordance with an embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 is a view in perspective of a device constructed in accordancewith another embodiment of my invention.

As disclosed in Figure 1 of the drawing, my improved lifter comprises apair of elongated arms I possessing a certain degree of inherentresiliency and preferably formed of a single length of wire ofdesired-gauge. The outer oriear ex'- tr'ernities of these arms I areconnected by an" integral bar 2 herein disclosed as of an arcuate formand disposed on an outbow while the opposite or working ends of the armsI are continuedto provide the opposed gripping jaws 3 substantially atrightangles to the arms I. l The arms'l converge from their oppositeends. to a pointa substantially midway the lengths of said arms wherebythe tensioning actionlof. the 10 device is materially facilitated andparticularly with respect to the looking or holding device L.' Thedevice L is also preferably.- formed of a single length of wire ofdesired gauge and comprises a relatively narrow loop 4 through whichthefarms i arc-directed, said loop being of a predetermined length andcontinued at one end by an elongated arm 5 disposed to one side of thearms I and con-. tinued on a rearward and outward incline with respectto the adjacent arm i. The rear or outer end of the arm 5 is continuedby an inwardly disposed extension arm 6 terminating in an eye 17 throughwhich is freely directed the adjacent arm I. The arm 5 is of a length tobring the, eye I at a point a on the associated arm I when the loop 4isat substantially the limit of its movement toward the jaws 3.

The device as illustrated in Figure l is of a type particularly intendedto be employed in connection with jars A or kindred containers incanning or cold packing and when said jaw is to be immersed or submergedwithin a boiler of water. In the use of the device as illustrated inFigure 1 the jaws 3 are caused to engage opposite portions of the jar Aand more particularly the neck thereof whereupon the device L is forceddownwardly toward the jaws 3 with the result that said jaws are broughtinto eiiective clamping engagement with the jar so that the same canbe'readily raised or lowered or otherwise handled with the 40 liabilitysubstantially eliminated of the jar dropping from the device. I

It is to be noted that the arm 5 of the locking device is to one side ofthe arms I. This is of advantage as it assures the hand gripping thelocking device to be at one side of the arms I so that no interferencewill be offered to the visual access of the operator to the jaw A withwhich the device is being used.

It is also to be further stated that the extencharacters as employed inconnection with Figure ,1 except the jaws"3.

The jaws 3 'in'this second embodiment of my invention extend straightforward from the working ends of the arms I and this form of device isparticularly intended to be used in connection with a jar which is to beap plied within or removed from a conservor or oven- From the foregoingdescription it is thought; to be obvious that a jar lifter constructedin,ac-

cordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use byreason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembledand operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention issusceptible of some change and modification without departing from theprinciples and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to beunderstood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formationof the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention inpractice except as hereinafter claimed,

1. A device of the class described comprising a pair of resilient armsarranged side by side and carrying opposed jaws, the portions of thearms adjacent to the jaws being in converging relation, a. lockingdevice including a loop through which said converging portions of thearms are directed, an arm extending from one end portion of the loop andextending in a direction away from the jaws, the outer endof said 'armhaving an angularly related arm having an eye through which one of theresilient arms is freely directed.

2. A device of the class described comprising a pair of resilient armsarranged side by side and carrying opposed jaws, the portions of thearms adjacent tothe jaws being in converging relation, a locking deviceincluding a loop through which said converging portions of the arms aredirected, an arm extending from one end portion of the jloop'andextending in a direction away from the a pair of resilient armsarrangedside by side and carrying opposed jaws, the portions of the armsadjacent to the jaws being in converging rela tion, a locking deviceincluding a loop through which said converging portions of the arms aredirected, an arm extendingvfrom one end portion of the loop andextending in a directionjaway from the jaws, the outer end of said armhaving an angularly related arm having an eye through which one of theresilient arms is freely directed, the opposite end portions of theresilient arms being also in convergence.

EARL EVERETT MILLER.

